We disbanded the Canadian Airborne Regiment 25 years ago. Now, it’s the RCMP’s turn. Taylor C. Noakes. Contributed to The Globe and Mail. Published July 3, 2020Updated December 19, 2022.

But unlike Cyprus, the Airborne regiment in Somalia was deployed on a Chapter VII peace enforcement mission, which is not to be confused with the classic blue beret peacekeeping.

A paratrooper, a corrections officer, and now a 70-year Legion member. Jim Gladwish often would tell his family that when he was part of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, he was “a lean, mean ...